unemployment is down since the election. that is what is happening in our economy that he can't recognize it. when is he going to admit that we should never listen to someone who told gold, who racked up the deficit and can't say sorry for any of it? >> i think we can take it that he can't accept the simple fact that he has failed on the first test he set himself and it is his fault. it happened on his watch. borrowing is rising under him, even after all the pain of the tax rises, all the spending cuts, borrowing is rising. the plan is failing, mr. speaker. the truth is, they are the last people left who think the plan is working and the failure has nothing to do with them. we have a million people -- behind the scenes he's against it, mr. speaker. we've got a million young people out of work. the deficit is rising not falling. the economy is flatlining. what further evidence do you need to show you that the plan isn't working? >> let's examine the points he made. he said the deficit is up. the deficit is down a quarter sinc